The feast of the purification of the Virgin Mary (or presentation of Christ in the Temple) celebrated with a great display of candles.
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| 释义 | the world > time > period > year > [noun] > specific days of the year (57) Candlemas1014 The feast of the purification of the Virgin Mary (or presentation of Christ in the Temple) celebrated with a great display of candles. May Day1267 The first day of May, traditionally an occasion for springtime festivities, and later also designated a holiday in honour of working people in many… All Souls' Dayc1300 2 November, a festival commemorating the souls of the dead, now observed chiefly by Catholics and some Anglicans. Cf. Soul-mass Day n. at soul mass… midsummer evena1400 = midsummer eve n. firstc1400 In dates: the first day of a month. With of (the month). Also followed by inst. (see inst., adj.: now rare). Beltane1424 Scottish. The first of May, May Day. In early use also designating the day of the church festival closest to May Day, the Invention of the Cross (3… midsummer eve1426 the eve of Midsummer Day. quarter day1435 Each of the four days fixed by custom as marking off the quarters of the year, on which some tenancies begin and end, the payment of rent and… Beltane1456 Scottish. The ancient Scottish quarter day or term day occurring in May. Now rare (historical in later use). mid-Sundaya1475 the Sunday nearest to Midsummer Day. madding-day1568 General attributive, as †madding-day, †madding hour, †madding month, †madding time, etc. Lord Mayor's day1591 the day on which the new Lord Mayor of the City of London goes in ceremonial procession to the Royal Courts of Justice (formerly to Westminster)… Barnaby bright1595 = Barnaby-day n. Lammas-eve1597 All Saints' Night1607 the night or evening of All Saints' Day; = All Souls' Eve, n. Handsel Monday1635 the first Monday of the year, on which New Year's handsel is given (formerly a public holiday in Scotland). distaff's day1648 the day after Twelfth Day or the Feast of the Epiphany, on which day (January 7) women resumed their spinning and other ordinary employments after… long Barnabya1657 = Barnaby-day n. St. Valentine's eve1671 St. Valentine's eve (Scottish. Valentine's e'en), the eve of St. Valentine's day. leet-day1690 All Fools' Day1702 The first of April; = April Fool's Day n. at April fool, n. int.compounds. Boxing Day1743 The day after Christmas Day; the 26th of December. April Fool's Day1748 the first of April, as a day on which tricks or hoaxes are traditionally perpetrated. Royal Oak Day1759 the anniversary of the Stuart restoration to the English throne on 29 May 1660, traditionally celebrated by the wearing of oak apples or oak leaves… box day1765 †(a) Scots Law a day in the Court of Session's vacation which is appointed for lodging papers ordered to be deposited in the Court (cf. box, v.2 9, b… Oak-apple Day1802 the anniversary of the Stuart restoration to the English throne (29 May) in 1660, when oak apples or oak leaves were traditionally worn in memory… All Souls' Eve1805 The day or evening before All Souls' Day. mischief night1830 an evening (originally 30 April, now 30 October or 4 November) on which children traditionally indulge in mischievous pranks. Shick-shack Day1847 Apparently originally used as a term of abuse for persons who were found not wearing the customary oak-apple or sprig of oak on the morning of… chalk-back day1851 (see quots.). call night1864 (in the English Inns of Court) a night on which a ceremony to call students to the bar is held (see sense 11b to be called to the bar at bar, n.1 24). Nut-Monday1867 the first Monday in August, formerly observed in some regions as a holiday. Arbor Day1872 A day set apart by law, originally in the state of Nebraska, afterwards observed throughout the U.S. and adopted in Australia, Canada, and New… April Fool's1873 April Fool's Day (1 April), a day on which tricks or hoaxes are traditionally perpetrated. Labour Day1884 A day dedicated to working people and in some countries (as the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc.) celebrated as a public holiday. Martinmas Sunday1885 the Sunday nearest to Martinmas. call day1886 †(a) (in a parliamentary house, esp. the House of Commons) a day appointed for the reading out of members' names from a list in order to… Samhain1888 The first day of November, celebrated by the ancient Celts as a festival marking the beginning of winter and of the new year according to their… Juneteenth1890 19 June, celebrated as a holiday commemorating the emancipation of African-American slaves in Texas on that date in 1865. Also more fully Juneteent… Mother's Day1890 A day on which mothers are particularly honoured: in North America now traditionally the second Sunday in May, and in Britain the fourth Sunday of… Father's Day1908 a day on which fathers are particularly honoured: in North America, South Africa, and Britain, usually the third Sunday in June, in Australia, the… Thinking Day1927 (also more fully World Thinking Day) 22 February, the joint birthday of the first Chief Scout and Chief Guide, kept by members of the World… Punkie night1931 A lantern made by setting a candle in a hollowed-out mangel-wurzel or similar vegetable. Also punkie lantern. Tweede Nuwejaar1947 The second of January, a public holiday observed in Cape Town and other areas of the Western Cape. Subcategories:— New-year's day or eve (6) — St. Valentine's Day (3) — in other calendars (4) |
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